this is just a short quick render preview of a 5 minute computer animation done with Raytracing Program Imagine3D.You can get a quick look here on the first animate pictures on YouTube.https://youtu.be/aeMcAM6zGa0

I finally got a chance to try this out - looks great and renders very quickly!

The only issue I found is if I want to have a lightsource on one side, there's no shadows on the planet. I don't get a crescent, or shading on non-lit side of the planet. Any suggestions on how I can make that work, Marabufx?

Otherwise, it's really cool for making quick planets and the states work well.

Hello Perry,that with the Shadow is because I built the Planets with Brightness and Ambient Brushes. Especially because of the Self-Iuminous Effect of the Ambient Brushes, the Object can not create Shadows. That's in the Nature of Things.

Actually, glowing Lava Planets in Nature do not produce any Shade. That's why I did not Focus on it. But for every Problem, there is a solution .. and I'll see what I can do.

Remedy here can only create a Fake Shadow, which is created with a black volumetric Sphere or a Fakely Texture or an Alpha Texture. Visually, this does not differ from a real raytraced Shadow at all.

The Fake Shadow is then simply focused on the Light Source ... and that's it Because the Light Source always stays in the same place, so you do not have to worry about anything great.

I'll try that out and then give you my Result.

Ps.Your Object Scenes are once again unique. I admire the Level of detail you use to Model your Objects. Just perfect and Hollywood Quality.